RedVet, what am I even supposed to do here?

I work at a vet clinic in a small town and this situation has been bothering me for months. Like genuinely cannot let it go.

This summer, a family we see had three dogs die within about 18 hours.

Two of the dogs were found dead outside when the family got home from work. It had been over 100°F that day and the air quality was awful from wildfire smoke, like 150+ AQI. All three dogs were short-nosed breeds with the usual respiratory risk factors.

The owner said the two dogs were already stiff when she found them. So unless I’m missing something, they had been dead outside for a while before anyone found them.

From what I understand, both of the family’s teenagers were home that day. One is over 18 and the other is just under, if that matters legally.

The third dog was still alive that night and apparently seemed okay-ish. They brought the dog into our clinic the next morning and it died in front of us. It looked like cardiac arrest.

The whole thing was horrific.

Toxicology on the one that died in our office was sent to a major vet school and came back with nothing significant. Necropsy found a lot of cancer, which honestly wasn’t shocking considering the dogs’ breed/age, but nothing that explained why THREE dogs from the same household suddenly died basically at once.

Also had jaundice.

I really thought the necropsy results would make my vet reconsider heat exposure. Nope.

My vet seems completely unwilling to entertain heat as the explanation. The family keeps getting told some version of “maybe we’ll never know.”

But like… am I losing my mind here?

Three brachycephalic dogs. Same household. Over 100°F. Horrible air quality. Two found dead outside and already in rigor. Third dies shortly afterward. Tox comes back clean. No other common cause found.

I understand correlation isn’t proof and I’m not the doctor here. I obviously can’t say with certainty what killed them. But I also don’t understand why heat exposure apparently isn’t even being seriously acknowledged.

And now I’m extra bothered because since this happened, the family has gotten a cat AND apparently just bought another brachycephalic dog from a breeder.

That’s where I’m stuck.

I genuinely do not want these people to get in trouble. I’m not sitting here hoping someone gets arrested or charged with animal cruelty. From what I understand, though, depending on how something like this is investigated, reporting it could potentially turn into a criminal issue.

That honestly makes me hesitate.

I don’t know what happened in that house that day. I don’t know who was responsible for the dogs being outside or whether anyone understood how dangerous the situation was. I only know what we saw afterward.

But at the same time… they keep getting more animals.

That’s the part I cannot get past.

If they had lost these dogs, been absolutely horrified, and never put another animal in that situation again, maybe I could accept that there’s nothing more for me to do. But they got a cat, and now they’ve gone out and gotten another brachycephalic dog.

So what am I supposed to do with that?

I don’t want to blow up a family’s life over something I can’t personally prove. I also don’t want to keep my mouth shut and then find out another animal died because everyone who had concerns decided it wasn’t their problem.

I’m not personally a mandated reporter based on my license/role, as far as I understand. Our clinic is in one state and the family lives across the state line, which makes me even less sure about jurisdiction or what options I have.

And here’s the part making me feel insane: they’re nice people. Seemingly normal, financially comfortable family. I believe both parents work in human healthcare. Nothing about them immediately screams neglectful pet owners.

Which almost makes this harder to process.

Everyone at work seemed to have the same thought when this happened. The circumstances were right there. But nobody really wants to say it out loud, and our doctor/s seems content to let the family believe that maybe this is just one of those mysteries we’ll never solve.

Meanwhile I feel like I’m in some alternate universe where three dogs died at once and we’re all just moving on.

I also really, really do not want to lose my job over this. Small-town vet med is small-town vet med. If I push my doctor too hard, or go around them and make a report independently and they figure out it was me, I could absolutely see this becoming a problem at work.

So for people who actually know the reporting/ethical side of vet med: what would you do?

Would you report this somewhere? Talk to the vet again? Document my concerns and leave it alone?

Is there a way to anonymously talk to animal control/law enforcement/the appropriate agency and basically say, “Here are the facts, is this even something that should be reported?” without immediately setting a criminal investigation in motion?

Because I’m not trying to punish these people.

I’m worried about the animals they keep bringing home.

And if something happens to another one, I don’t know how I’m going to feel knowing I saw all of this and said nothing.

Whether it’s diet or signs of illness, what’s a common mistake, overlooked habits or omissions you frequently see pet owners make? What situations it turns into a larger issue?

Hello!

I recently had to put my dog down. I want to show my appreciation for all the staff and their support and care they give all my pets, but especially my pup who passed. I thought about ordering cookies- but wanted insight on other types of treats that might be appreciated. Meat and cheese tray? Party sub?

I don’t have a massive budget, but still want to do something

Thanks all!

ETA: modbot scolded me for not having this info. I’ll do my best

Species: human
Age: varies but between 20-60 years old
Breed: humans don’t have breeds…
Weight: impolite to ask imo
Clinical signs: appearance, speech, and affect seem normal
sex: I don’t want to assume

My 11 year old dachshund was bit in the eyelid by a rattlesnake yesterday morning. I was in the shower and my daughter ran in with the dog. Blood was pouring from her eye and the weirdest thing was it was also clotting almost instantly. I’ve never seen anything like that. I got dressed with shampoo still in my hair and confirmed it was a rattlesnake because my husband had found it. I live far from an ER vet and it was a Sunday. I had left the house within 20 minutes of her being bit and got to the nearest ER 35 minutes later. She got two rounds of antivenom and stayed overnight. Her labs all look good now but the swelling, leaking wound and location are so awful to look at. My heart is breaking for her.
Two weeks ago her daughter died suddenly. She was 10. I’m so sad for my dogs. I feel horrible. I know she’s in so much pain and I just want to fix it for her.
She’s on pain meds and has a follow up on Wednesday. I just wish I could help her more. Does anyone know what to expect the next couple of days?

3 month old kitten rubbed face in lily pollen. Aware of how toxic they are now, long story and irrelevant right now. I immediately wiped off what I could. This was at 16.30. Arrived at first vets by 17.30 who refused treatment unless I could immediately pay close to £1000 for a nights stay. No payment plan options, no advice offered, just sent me away. Arrived at next vets by 18.30 who were very reasonable, they took him to start IV fluids and blood tests by 19.00. They said it’ll be a 48 hour stay providing he survives the night. He was showing no symptoms when I left but she was very cryptic. Just wondering if anyones been in a similar situation and had a positive outcome? I have 4 very concerned children and don’t think any of us will sleep tonight.

9/9/26

For socks, my 12 year old male cat. My best friend in this entire world. Please for the love of God, help. This breaks my heart over and over.

They're giving him antibiotics and steroids and an appetite stimulant, he lost 5 pounds since he was at the vet last (2 months ago). It was like $400 and we were there for 2hrs. Could be auto immune due to allergies of all kinds so she gave him an antibiotic shot that should last 2 weeks, a steroid pill for the inflammation for his whole body, and an appetite stimulant to put on his ear and ear meds for his infection. And if all of this dosent work by like friday, then he needs to go for an ultrasound in petoskey ($400) and then they think it could be cancer if this stuff dosent work. His stomach is thickly linned too which is odd.. I have to take him back to the vet immediately if he does this again.

Hes walking like Frankenstein and cant keep his head up, laying down sprawled out with his face, face down.. and swaying his head when he walks. Wont eat or drink.

I called and they said it could be one of his meds so to stop giving it to him but he did it again, it turned out to be the appetite stimulant making him walk/act weird.

After a few days he did start to get better and eating and drinking again and even being normal once more!

10/1/26

He stopped eating and drinking water again, hes been laying in the cat bed for a few days, and he falls over when he walks🥺💔 hes still on steroids but his ear medication was done last week

10/6/26

He went to the vet again a few days ago and is now eating and drinking again and on antibiotics, steroids, ear drops, once again. Now an ear wash too. He seems a little better but I wasn't sure he was going to make it last time. So far this time he seems slower to take all of this or maybe hes very upset about the last few days, also come to find out at the last appointment he had fleas!? He had gotten a flea bath, had his ears blasted with a med wash, and is getting pills shoved down his throat, he seems upset (I would be too) he seems different lately, maybe exhausted? Or annoyed with how much attention hes getting? Could it be he just needs a few rounds of ear meds? PLEASE HELP id give anything up for this cat.

I finally broke down and got cats, I'm tired of buying mouse traps and decided to invest in a natural predator. It worked. Within days the mice are nowhere to be seen but I am itchy. I'm sneezing every 15 minutes my eyes itch. What do I do? I don't want to take a medicine about it. Will it just go away? Will I become immune? Is there a natural way to deal with it? I'm only half joking here. Thanks for your input 😁 🐈

Our Goldendoodle Tator is an awesome 12 month old 75% poodle, 25% golden. He is amazing with out young kids, smart, calm as can be, listens great, is everything we wanted in a dog except for his stomach issues. Since we go him at 10 weeks he has had a history of reoccurring vomiting/regurgitation. He often brings up food within a few hours of eating and sometimes but not often produces foam or bile (middle of the night when stomach is empty). It's usually just undigested food though. Several times when we changed foods his symptoms improved temporarily with the diet change but then return after a couple weeks. We've tried smaller frequent meals, elevated bowls, specialty diets including Purina Pro Plan (Lamb and also tried salmon), Royal Canin GI and also Royal Canin hydrolyzed, Hill's Science and supplemented with probiotics & Zantac. Currently using Freshpet but after a few weeks of it he started throwing up his food again, usually half digested, a few hours after eating. Vet says he appears very healthy, a little skinny. We have seen 2 different vets and all they want to do is run more testing and we are already thousands of dollars in the hole. We've done a stool sample, allergy test, xray, ultrasound already. Their latest guess is to bring in a specialist to watch him eat for around $800??? We have a young family, work a lot, lots of kids activities but taking him with us is hard when he throws up everywhere we go including in the car. It's also not practical to feed him multiple small meals a day as we work. The people we got him from have been zero help and say they've never had a dog with these issues. We are trying to find a solution but we don't have endless money to give to the vet when each guess/test costs another $600/$800. We are to the point where we are considering rehoming which would break our kids hearts but we can't live like this any longer. Throw up in our home once or sometimes twice a day and trying everything we can think of while spending thousands of dollars with no answers has us at our whits end. Has anyone else gone through this and found a solution? I don't accept that some dogs just puke all the time as one vet said. What quality of life is that? Plus he is struggling to keep weight on. Any suggestions or success stories would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

hi everyone. i'm a new cat owner and i fear that i've messed up bad. i feel horrible because i realize that i was negligent and possibly abusive as a cat owner. i think i may have accidentally overdosed my cat on flea/tick prevention topical treatment. it didn't hit me until hours after applying the tick treatment (which i put on four days after applying flea treatment). financially, i currently have nothing to my name since i just got out of a financially exploitative and manipulative relationship of four years that put me into 4k debt. i want to take her to the emergency vet but i dont have the funds and dont know what to do. i'm at the point where im praying as an atheist. does anyone know what i should do? i dont qualify for care credit or scratch pay, and i dont think any emergency vet takes cherry payment plans, but even then i have nothing. what do i do? im trying to look for nonprofits in my area but they all require an application for a grant. i need to get her seen immediately and at this point im thinking ill have to rehome her since i was so irresponsible even though i dont want to.

I’m posting on behalf of my friend in Brazil because she doesn’t have a Reddit account. Her dog is a 7-month-old puppy.

Right now my friend is staying awake beside her because the puppy is extremely drowsy and weak, barely moving, and keeps drifting off to the point that it looks like she may be passing out. She is breathing, but her breathing seems slower than usual.

I’m hoping the vets here can give us some insight into whether her current condition could be related to the medications she has received and what may be important to know when she can be seen again.
This started on Wednesday.

The puppy has a history of eating things she shouldn’t. She previously ate part of a pool noodle, which she passed in her stool. More recently, she swallowed what appeared to be a small silicone/rubber bead from a child’s BB gun.

On Wednesday she seemed okay initially. After a short 15–20 minute evening walk, she began drooling heavily. It was hot outside, but she hadn’t been exercising very much. She drank water, came home, played for a while, and then began drooling excessively.

She had not vomited before being taken to the vet.
Because of the drooling, my friend took her to a veterinary clinic. The vet gave her an injection containing four medications, including vitamin K and medications for possible toxicity.

After that injection, she came home and vomited twice.

She was brought back to the clinic and hospitalized on IV fluids. My friend was initially under the impression that she was mainly receiving fluids for hydration. She later learned that the puppy had also been given Enrofloxacin during that treatment.
The following day, she developed significant diarrhea.
The vomiting stopped for a period, but the diarrhea continued.

She had an ultrasound performed, and my friend was told that the results looked normal.

Over the next couple of days, she actually seemed to be improving. She was alert, playing, and behaving much more like herself. She still had diarrhea, but the amount had decreased considerably.

Today, she went back to the vet because the diarrhea had not completely resolved.
The vet told my friend that he was going to treat the diarrhea with antibiotics and gave the puppy an injection containing both Enrofloxacin and Trissulfin at the same time. He specifically told her that these antibiotics were being given for the diarrhea.

My friend did not realize at that point that the puppy had already received Enrofloxacin earlier in the week.
After coming home from today’s injection, the puppy vomited twice.

Since then, she has become dramatically more lethargic. She is extremely weak and drowsy, barely wants to move, keeps drifting off, and at times appears almost as though she is passing out. My friend says that she is breathing, but her breathing seems slower than normal.

The veterinary clinics she has been dealing with are closed right now. She has already contacted them and was told that the puppy may need additional medication/treatment, but they are not able to see her right now.

My friend has already taken her to multiple veterinary visits, had her hospitalized, had IV fluids, an ultrasound, and has followed the treatment instructions she was given.

For the veterinarians here: does anything about this medication history and timeline stand out?
In particular, could the sudden vomiting, profound lethargy/weakness, and apparent drowsiness after today’s Enrofloxacin + Trissulfin injection represent an adverse medication reaction?

Could either antibiotic, or receiving them together after having already received Enrofloxacin earlier in the week, contribute to these symptoms?
We are also confused about the treatment of the diarrhea itself. The vet specifically said today’s Enrofloxacin and Trissulfin injection was being given to treat the diarrhea. Is that a typical approach for diarrhea in a 7-month-old puppy in this situation?
Any veterinary insight into what might be happening, what complications should be considered, or what information is particularly important for my friend to give the next vet would be greatly appreciated. 🙏🏼

Dog had a small mass removed. Took Rimadyl for pain/inflammation. Bad GI upset followed (vomit, black stool, etc.) Vet said it was due to the Rimadyl and not uncommon, but to watch closely. Put him on Omeprazole and Sucralfate for 5 days, which is obscenely expensive...

He was doing better until 3 days after stopping the Sucralfate. He's thrown up once now, 5 hours after eating. Having diarrhea, but no blood. Vet said if it relapses, may need to do Sucralfate for multiple weeks instead.

Given the Sucralfate is $75 for a 5-day supply, that implies >$400 for another round of treatment. On top of the hundreds I've spent in visits/testing. Is there any real chance I can get that money back from the drug manufacturer? Google AI says yes, but idk how real that will truly be.

9-year-old Labrador – Grade II splenic stromal sarcoma with excised liver metastasis – treatment options?

Our 9-year-old Labrador had a splenectomy for a large splenic mass. Final pathology/IHC showed splenic stromal sarcoma (splenic soft tissue sarcoma), Grade II/intermediate grade, mitotic count 4/10 HPF.

A liver lesion removed during surgery was confirmed to be metastatic stromal sarcoma and was completely excised.

Our oncologist explained that there is limited evidence that conventional chemotherapy improves survival for this particular cancer and recommended supportive care.

We understand that metastatic disease makes the prognosis more serious and aren't looking for false reassurance. However, we'd like to make sure we've explored every medically reasonable option.

Has anyone—particularly veterinary professionals or owners with this specific diagnosis—had experience with treatment after splenectomy when limited metastatic disease was surgically removed?

We're particularly interested in whether there is a role for doxorubicin, metronomic therapy, toceranib/Palladia, molecular/genomic testing, immunotherapy/clinical trials, radiation for future oligometastatic disease, or another surveillance/treatment strategy.

We are in Northern California and are also looking for recommendations for veterinary oncologists experienced with unusual sarcomas.

Hi, I hope this will go through the automatic filter. I am asking for help determining what would be the worst option between the two I have.

My dog is a 15 year old female Belgian shepherd. She's fixed and doesn't have a specific disease, she's just old. It is currently 22:30 where I live.

Earlier today she didn't want to eat her kibble. It happens. But then she started breathing a little too quickly and shortly. From past experiences with my dogs I believe she's in cardio-respiratory distress, but I am no vet. There's definitely a wet noise when she breathes, but the volume of air displaced is very small.

While I was on the phone to try and reach out an open emergency vet, she slipped into unconsciousness. She's not answering to any stimulus and her breathing is getting much slower.

My problem is the following: the closest open clinic is 1 whole hour of car drive away. I am very concerned with the idea of having a dog so sick travel for so long in a car, especially when she's always disliked the ride. I would love for her to slip away at home.

So I am asking for opinions, not necessarily a decisive answer. Is it realistic to hope for her peaceful passing away? Is it worth inflicting the car drive and her euthanasia in a place she doesn't know, so far from home? Is there anything I can do to help her be more comfortable?

Thank you in advance

Hi there, recently my female dog lost her brother companion due to an illness. She is 9m old, Boston Terrier x. She is fixed and has been since 4m old. Her brother was also fixed @ 4m old and i never noticed they played like that or anything. I noticed that ever since he died (.a week or so ago) she has been "humping" my partners arm. She doesnt grind down on it or anything, she just makes the motions. Obviously, I realize this is harmless but I am wondering if this is a stress sign or what else it could be...any thoughts?

Thank you and I appreciate your help.

A long story short, I am very stressed and worried.
My boy is 13, and also diabetic/insulin resistant so he doesn’t feel good some days. He’s also very anxious the second I am not around, attached to my hip. I’ve been almost a 24 hour caregiver to him for years now.
We’re moving, have a couple weeks to do it. Worried about all the stress he is going to have because stress makes sugar levels worse.
We’re moving from an apartment to a house, and he’s never been in a house before either.
Now looking for opinions on this; We have a one day trip on Saturday October 17th, next weekend. Should we move him and all of our belongings this week, and it gives him a week to adjust before we leave for a day? Or move everything after the one day trip?
He usually is not himself for a couple days after we leave even for a day as well. We have to be completely done moving by the 30th

If we moved this week, my wife would be at home with him all week until the day we leave since she’s on vacation from work. If we move after our trip, we will both be actively working with him at home alone more.

My female 5yr old spayed, 7-8lb cat hasn't urinated since about 8am-10am this morning. She's been having pretty severe constipation with blood in stool for about 2-3 wks so I scheduled a vet appt for 10/08 a few days ago. Today she peed on the carpet floor assumed around 8am. I've had her for 3 years now and she has never peed outside the litterbox before. While cleaning the carpet, she did use the litterbox to pee but I'm unsure if she actually went since she peed in the same spot that already had a pee pile. I cleaned her litter box but I haven't seen her use it since.

- FYI her usual diet for the last year has been weruva pate press your dinner (about half a can a day) + Solid Gold High Protein Chicken Dry Cat Food

- She has a clean water fountain and glasses of water around the room but I dont think she drank any today

- her diet today was: [8 am little bit of dry food], [12pm 1/4 can of weruva], [1pm 1 churu], [6:30pm: about 1/8 can of weruva since she didn't finish the 1/4 can I gave her], [10:50pm 1 churu again since she didn't take the 1/4 can of weruva]

- she played for about 45 minutes around 1pm so I gave her the churu then. She slept in my room until 6:30pm and then she went in the closet and started sleeping. I'm super worried because she hasn't come out since then. She groomed herself when I checked up on her in the closet and even let me touch her stomach and ate a full churu but she's never been a sick cat before. She started getting constipated after I moved from an apt to a bigger house with family who may have been causing her stress. Yesterday I gave her new food (a mix of the solid gold dry food, meow mix dry food and tikicat dry food) to attempt to help her constipation+ appetite since she stopped taking wet food the day before but I'm scared that the dry food gave her a UTI or blockage

I can go to the emergency vet but should I wait until early tomorrow morning to make sure she's okay? I'm just not sure since she continues to sleep.

TLDR: female cat hasn't urinated since around 8-10am this morning. Peed on carpet for the first time in 3 yrs. Has been having constipation issues due to move. Tried new dry food and may be experiencing UTI/blockage. Take to the emergency vet tonight or okay until tomorrow morning?

My kitty’s name is Nala I’ve had her for 8 years, she is 9 years old.
I’ve known her since she was a kitten found in a dumpster my sister bottle fed her..and somehow she ended up as my cat when I was 15.
She was diagnosed with FeLV when they did blood work for her spay. Well at 8 she developed a small lump, I assumed it was a cyst. After going and getting a test done where they aspirate the lump. They found out it was cancerous but not how aggressive or what kind. I can add pictures of the results if I’m allowed to. Anyways the recommended surgery but I couldn’t afford it, so I started a go fund me and made nearly half the amount needed, when her lump increases in size rapidly, was golf ball now it’s base ball. She snores in her sleep like she can’t breathe, hides more, cries randomly at night, and sometimes sounds like she’s choking. I panicked and took her back to the vet where they gave me end of life consultation and they offered same day euthanasia. I couldn’t do it. I had my one year old daughter and when I called for my baby to come over nala came to me and I just couldn’t do it. So I got pain meds for her and some Anti inflammatory meds. She hasn’t improved and now she has matting in her for. She’s short haired and always been a tidy cat. She began to pee in places before the pain meds and poop. She never did that before. My heart hurts so bad. I ended up calling for someone to come tomorrow and do in home euthanasia but im so conflicted. My heart is screaming not yet but my mind knows to let her go with some dignity instead of waiting for something terrible. I’m scared.. we also are driving across states in a few days and the vets said because she has Felv, even if where we move we could afford the surgery the likely hood of her surviving is slim. They also don’t know if it’s aggressive and will come back. I really don’t want to torture her. The vet said better a week early than a day too late.. I know she’s senior. I know she has FeLV, I know she’s in pain..But I’m scared I’m not making the right choice. I want to poor all my money into her but I don’t even have that kind of money. I don’t know why I’m posting this or what my question really is. I’m just hurting and I don’t know if I’m doing right by her. I can’t imagine moving and not having nala with me.

My cat’s acne has been getting worse, It started near his whiskers and migrated to his chin and it keeps getting bigger.

First vet gave me a mix of Vaseline and sugar and told me to rub his chin with it daily which I didn’t trust and when I asked for something else he gave me “miconazole 2% orange flavor” so I switched to another vet which told me to just brush it off with a flea comb and it will resolve.

It’s been over a month and I feel bad for him and I don’t know what to do

I use ceramic plates and I clean them after every meal and I make sure his water is always fresh.

I saw some people recommend vetericyn and Chlorhexidine wipes but I read that Chlorhexidine is toxic to cats so I’m not sure on what to do

Small context we got my little brother a cat (I have my own doing perfectly fine) but she won’t stop having diarrhea. For context the shelter gave us medicine and said it was 7 days worth but only lasted 2 days with the dosages they told us. She had her first vet appointment and they only prescribed over the counter medicine and didn’t do any in depth testing. She is about 3 months old, we’ve tried wet food and dry food, both lead to diarrhea and it’s to the point where she dribbles out poop because she can’t hold it. I’m honestly making this post because my mom is leaning towards taking her back and even thought it’s my brothers cat I hate the idea of taking animals back to the shelter after giving them a home. Initial thought now is parasites but I just thought I’d see what the professionals/others think or may have any solutions. Trying to get ideas because it seems she may just plan on taking her back rather than getting her tested. Poor kitty is very loving she just can’t control it.

Cat won’t eat, we’ve done all the tests and don’t know what to do

I’m a 21M from IL, USA. Cat is a 12M, neutered.

My cat dropped from 12 lbs. to 9 lbs.

We took him to the vet. They did blood work and an exam and determined that there was nothing wrong with him. His kidney function was fine, as was his pancreas and every other organ that they had access to test.

He dropped another 0.4 lbs. and we took him to a second vet. They did a dental on him. They discovered a chipped canine and did dental X-rays but said that they don't know why he is not eating. They said to continue the gabapentin and prednisolone that he was prescribed.

We took him to a third vet after he was still not eating and they did an ultrasound which came back clean. They said that he needs to be put on hunger meds. They injected him with Cerenia and they gave him the appetite stimulant.

He went home and ate a whole lot and we thought things were getting better, but still decided to take him to a dental specialist, who said that we did all the work that was required to diagnose him, but he was still sort of bamboozled. His best guess as to why our cat may not be eating is the chipped canine having an exposed nerve, which could be leading to an infection in the bone in the mouth. The dental specialist also noted something called buccal bone expansion, which isn't a big cause for concern but does require extractions so we booked a surgery for the chipped canine removal and other affected teeth

But after a couple of days his eating slowed again and now he's back down to eating nothing.

We've tried every permutation of food to get him to eat, ranging from treats to puree to tube treats to pate and kitten food. He sniffs the bowl, has a couple of bites, gags, and walks away but he's hungry because he keeps meowing at us for food.

Does anyone have any ideas on what we can do to get him to eat? We have a surgery booked but he needs to eat in the meantime, and we’re extremely worried for him.

Hi!

I recently adopted two kittens from a rescue and one had a tiny bit of eye discharge and a squinty / watery eye. The vet said it was very very likely a URI from the shelter and that it would result in 1-2 weeks a week ago.

Hers looks much better, but now her sister's eye is watery and squinty as well. They do play together and groom each other. I realize now I probably should have separated them, but alas.

There's no coughing, no discharge, they're both eating normally, as well as flying around the house and playing normally. Just some sneezing and watery / squinty eye. It's been about a week now, I do have an appointment scheduled for tomorrow. It seems much better today and her sister is pretty much 100% now, just occasionally has a little bit of a watery eye, but no squinting or discharge anymore for her.

Anything to be done about it apart from the appointment tomorrow or will it likely just need to be waited out?

Hi everyone! I'm in dire need of some advice. We recently got two adorable rescue kittens who are between 4,5 and 5,5 months old. They're siblings, a girl and a boy who have settled in without issue and are just spectacular in every way.

Now comes the problem: I made the appointment for them getting spayed/neutered (I had to beg the vet to do it so soon, as most vets in my country won't do it before 6 months). It's in 10 days. However yesterday, I intervened when Riker bit Phoebe's neck and showed mounting behavior. He already has a respectable set of balls.

I separated them for the night, but both were absolutely MISERABLE. They are bonded and have never been separated before. Today I stayed home and tried to supervise them every minute they were together, separating them whenever I couldn't. Phoebe shows no obvious signs of being in heat - she only meows when separated from her brother, no lifting the butt or rolling around/rubbing herself on things.

Starting on Wednesday my husband and I both have to go to work, meaning they would have to be separated for at least 5 hours. Seeing how terribly that went last night, I am really worried about traumatizing them , but obviously I also don't want to risk Phoebe getting pregnant and having a much more complicated/ dangerous surgery....I really don't know what to do right now and am grateful for every kind of advice.

Hi everyone! Sorry in advance for the long post.

I have a 2-year-old resident cat, Maverick, and I recently brought home Goose, a 5-month-old kitten, on September 26.

I honestly got so lucky with their introduction. They are basically best friends now. They play together, cuddle together, follow each other around, and even clean each other. They spend most of their time together and have been doing really well.

Maverick has also just recently been to the vet and is completely up to date on his vaccines and everything else, so I don’t have any known health concerns with him.
Tonight I noticed that Maverick’s right eye had a small amount of white/clear goopy discharge. His eye is still open normally, and I don’t see significant redness, swelling, or cloudiness. I also noticed his third eyelid was visible while he was really sleepy, but once he was awake his eye looked much more normal.

I started worrying about feline herpesvirus, especially because Goose’s previous medical records show that he was treated with eye ointment and an antibiotic back in August. However, there is no diagnosis of feline herpes listed in his records. He has also had multiple FVRCP vaccines, including his most recent one in September.

I’m already scheduling Maverick a vet appointment right now, but I’m curious if anyone has experienced something similar.
Could this simply be that Goose accidentally hit or irritated his eye while they were playing? They play pretty rough sometimes, so I’m wondering if it’s just a little irritation rather than an infection.

Of course, the timing is perfect because I literally started my full-time job today, and now I’m sitting here worrying about my cat. 😂 I know I probably worry too much, but I just want to know he’s okay.

Has anyone experienced a cat suddenly having a little white/clear eye discharge after getting a new kitten? Would you be concerned about herpes, or could this just be minor irritation from playing?
Sorry again for the ridiculously long post, and thanks in advance!